Horticulture Group
What are we interested in?
Horticultural science
Understanding the fundamental properties of plants and their applications
Commercial production horticulture
Developing efficient, sustainable processes for commercial scale production of crops
Plant and environmental science
How plants and the industries based upon them interact with the wider environment
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Message from the Chair
David Atkinson
Chair
Welcome to the SCI Horticulture Group page. We bring together those interested in horticulture from across the industry; from those carrying out research on horticultural plants to those responsible for producing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants for sale. Horticulture is among the most varied of our activities, as it brings together science from the molecular to the whole plant and crop levels, ways of producing food and ornamental crops at significant scales both using mechanisation and people skills, product storage, packaging, delivery systems and both direct and online selling. This range of activities requires co-operation with across a range of science societies and professional bodies, and with the many groups who make up SCI. We are thus interested in making links and are happy to hear both from those who would like to join us as members of the group and those who would be keen to co-operate with us.
Register your interest for the education review programme
The Horticulture Committee is conducting a cross-sector review of higher education within plant-related courses to determine whether the current provision meets the needs of the industry. If you are interested in participating in future activities and providing your input, please take a moment to complete the short survey below.
Meet the Committee Officers
Dr Alison Foster
Treasurer
Juniper Kiss
Secretary
In brief
SCI’s Horticulture Group helps to turn horticultural science into business practice, by building links between higher education establishments, botanic gardens, growers and producers of horticultural crops and associated supply companies. We do this through career support as well as holding forums for discussion on issues relevant to the full range of horticulture-related industries, public authorities, academics and other interested parties.
